Acceleration of Particles to High Energies in Earth's Radiation Belts

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作者
Millan, R. M. [1 ]
Baker, D. N. [2 ,3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Dartmouth Coll, Dept Phys & Astron, Wilder Lab 6127, Hanover, NH 03755 USA
[2] Univ Colorado, Lab Atmospher & Space Phys, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
[3] Univ Colorado, Dept Phys, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
[4] Univ Colorado, Dept Astrophys & Planetary Sci, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
关键词
Particle acceleration; Radiation belts; Magnetosphere; OUTER-ZONE ELECTRONS; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRONS; VAN-ALLEN; PITCH-ANGLE; INNER MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLAR-WIND; GEOMAGNETIC FLUCTUATIONS; ENERGETIC PARTICLES; TRAPPED ELECTRONS; MIRRORING POINTS;
D O I
10.1007/s11214-012-9941-x
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P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Discovered in 1958, Earth's radiation belts persist in being mysterious and unpredictable. This highly dynamic region of near-Earth space provides an important natural laboratory for studying the physics of particle acceleration. Despite the proximity of the radiation belts to Earth, many questions remain about the mechanisms responsible for rapidly energizing particles to relativistic energies there. The importance of understanding the radiation belts continues to grow as society becomes increasingly dependent on spacecraft for navigation, weather forecasting, and more. We review the historical underpinning and observational basis for our current understanding of particle acceleration in the radiation belts.
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页码:103 / 131
页数:29
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